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obama adamantly defended. the president is pointing fingers at republicans saying it is up to them to avoid a budget pitfall. experts say at this point the blame game needs to end and a solution needs to be made. >> this is ridiculous. $85 billion and a $3.6 trillion government. 5% domestic spending. 7% defense spending. the world will not end. >> it will jeopardize military readiness. creating investments and education and medical research. >> experts say the sequester only represents a small fraction of federal spending and the debt will continue to grow every year whether a deal is reached or not. if there is a silver lining, both democrats and republicans agree the economy would take a hit if federal spending cuts are made. congress remains on vacation this week. little hope for a deal between now and the march 1st deadline. >> thank you very much. >>> and happening today, former congressman jesse jackson junior and his wife sandra will appear in a court for a plea hearing. accused of scheming to spend hun
obama adamantly defended. the president is pointing fingers at republicans saying it is up to them to avoid a budget pitfall. experts say at this point the blame game needs to end and a solution needs to be made. >> this is ridiculous. $85 billion and a $3.6 trillion government. 5% domestic spending. 7% defense spending. the world will not end. >> it will jeopardize military readiness. creating investments and education and medical research. >> experts say the sequester only...
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president obama said last night the communist country is further isolating itself with that test. >> parents are in this chamber along with more than two dozen americans whose lives have been torn apart by gun violence. they deserve a vote. gabby giffords deserve a vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote. >> one of the more emotional moments in president obama's state of the union there. calling out those affected firsthand by violence. >> in addition to gun control, the president also said he's withdrawing half the u.s. troops from afghanistan this year. a hike to $9. he's asked for that by 2015. and he wants to lower energy use to combat climate change. >>> the president also called for helping the middle class. this morning, republicans are dismissing it as nothing more than big government spend and going taxes. >> congressman are reacting to the speech. melanie alnwick is live on capitol hill with more. >> reporter: a lot of these issues the president brought you are domestic issues and economic issues. many of those high interest to viewers here in the dc metro area. we did
president obama said last night the communist country is further isolating itself with that test. >> parents are in this chamber along with more than two dozen americans whose lives have been torn apart by gun violence. they deserve a vote. gabby giffords deserve a vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote. >> one of the more emotional moments in president obama's state of the union there. calling out those affected firsthand by violence. >> in addition to gun control, the...
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thank you very much. >>> president obama's pick to head the cia. a justice department memo leaked yesterday outlined the justification for killing american citizens without a trial if they are working with al-qaida. learning about a secret u.s. drone base first reported by the new york times. did not object to water boarding al-qaida terrorists though now he opposes that technique. >> fbi is combing over -- investigators have revealed they found two explosive devices on the suspect's property. one was in the ventilation pipe authorities were using to communicate with that man. the other was inside the bunker. dykes was killed by swat agents as they engaged in a fire fight as they stormed the bunker and rescued the boy. >> the murder case heads back to court in dc. a judge will hold a hearing to decide if the media should have documents related to secret hearings. the meetings allegedly focused on an issue with trial witness. convicted of killing levy back in 2010. >> also today a possible plea hearing for a man accused of shooting a security guard
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president obama will be joined by emergency responders to press the case that such workers could lose their jobs if $85 billion of automatic cuts go through on march 1st. the president who returned last night will today urge republicans to accept a proposal put forth by senate democrats last week. it calls for getting rid of tax corporate breaks and to tax millionaires at a rate of 30%. republicans say they've already given in on tax rates. >>> county executives from howard, mont gam ree and prince georges counties meet today on their jurisdictions. a new report from wells fargo says dc, maryland and virginia would be among the hardest hit places in the nation if sequestration goes through. tony. >> new in south africa, charges of premeditated murder. olympic star oscar pistorius broke down in tears at his bail hearing today. the prosecutors says he fired a gun through his bathroom door hitting his girlfriend three times. his lawyer says it was not murder. through an affidavit read in court, says she shot reeva steenkamp thinking she was a robber. as all that was happening, her family
president obama will be joined by emergency responders to press the case that such workers could lose their jobs if $85 billion of automatic cuts go through on march 1st. the president who returned last night will today urge republicans to accept a proposal put forth by senate democrats last week. it calls for getting rid of tax corporate breaks and to tax millionaires at a rate of 30%. republicans say they've already given in on tax rates. >>> county executives from howard, mont gam...
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president obama urged congress to act on several major issues facing the nation. what did democrats and republican leaders think about his speech? this morning we are joined by jim moran from virginia and bill from michigan. thank you for joining us this morning. let me begin with congressman and specifically that plea about gun control we saw there. what did you think of that and is there any common ground? movement on that issue? >> there's always common ground we need to search out. and my question is a vote on what specifically? and obviously you are seeing the senate starting to take leads and things. they have real issues over there whether they are going to be able to pass a bill at all much less what alls going to be in it. make sure it's not window dressing and not just about the mechanics and that we need to get at some of those deeper rooted issues that caused these things. even last night the president admitted we can't stop these things from happening. the question is what are we doing on the front end in my mind, with mental health and this culture w
president obama urged congress to act on several major issues facing the nation. what did democrats and republican leaders think about his speech? this morning we are joined by jim moran from virginia and bill from michigan. thank you for joining us this morning. let me begin with congressman and specifically that plea about gun control we saw there. what did you think of that and is there any common ground? movement on that issue? >> there's always common ground we need to search out....
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reports in the israeli press say president obama will visit march 20th. no confirmation from the white house on that. >>> the president of iran gets a warm reception in egypt. his visit to cairo is the first by an iranian leader in 30 years. the head of egypt's shiites tells him to stay out of egyptian politics. the meeting with the egyptian president is getting the it exof policy makers in the u.s. >>> there were some tense moments when the iranian president was hit by a shoe. the man is reportedly a syrian who is angry at iran's support for the syrian president. the iranian president's security team quickly carried him away. >>> find out where you can get free birthday cake today. >> even if it is not your birthday? >> i don't care. >> posting all those status updates and photos can take a lot of time. find out how many people say they need a facebook break every now and then. we'll also check in with julie wright for more on your morning commute and tucker barnes to talk about your forecast as fox 5 morning news continues. >>> how about some some free
reports in the israeli press say president obama will visit march 20th. no confirmation from the white house on that. >>> the president of iran gets a warm reception in egypt. his visit to cairo is the first by an iranian leader in 30 years. the head of egypt's shiites tells him to stay out of egyptian politics. the meeting with the egyptian president is getting the it exof policy makers in the u.s. >>> there were some tense moments when the iranian president was hit by a...
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by this time next year, president obama plans to bring 34,000 troops home. right now afghans lead over 80% of combat operations. >>> president barack obama will be at the white house later this morning to honor 18 people with 2012 presidential citizens medals. it is the second highest civilian honor in the nation and is given to those who perform extraordinary acts to help others. among those being honored, two people from our area. maria gomez, and harry wofford. congratulations to everyone today. >>> it is 8:25 on this friday morning. still ahead, she was a star on the hit tv series "good times." now bern nadette stanis is entertaining audiences on stage. she's in town this weekend, and she will join us live next for a sneak peek at her new show, showing here in our region. >> plus, life after leading the catholic church. a look at what retirement will be like for pope benedict xvi. we'll be right back. >>> if you haven't heard this yet, it's an amazing story. making headlines, a meteor explodes over central russia, injuring hundreds. witnesses report seei
by this time next year, president obama plans to bring 34,000 troops home. right now afghans lead over 80% of combat operations. >>> president barack obama will be at the white house later this morning to honor 18 people with 2012 presidential citizens medals. it is the second highest civilian honor in the nation and is given to those who perform extraordinary acts to help others. among those being honored, two people from our area. maria gomez, and harry wofford. congratulations to...
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. >>> today president obama honors leon panetta. the tribute will take place at joint base meyer henderson. in the meantime, panetta made news yesterday when he said for the first time the pentagon backed the idea of giving arms to rebels in syria. it's been reported hillary clinton and former cia director petraeus asked the white house for permission to arm the syrian rebels but were denied. >>> to d.c. politics now, the city's ethics board says it will not pursue evidence i found against council member jim graham. the board says further action cannot be taken because the incident happened before the ethics board was created. however, a federal grand jury is investigating graham and the contracting process. >>> fairfax county police say the serial fondler has struck again. take a good look at this updated sketch. now 18 incidents reported in and around springfield since september. all of which have the same suspect description and the same m.o. the man comes from behind and gropes women and runs. he has previously been described as
. >>> today president obama honors leon panetta. the tribute will take place at joint base meyer henderson. in the meantime, panetta made news yesterday when he said for the first time the pentagon backed the idea of giving arms to rebels in syria. it's been reported hillary clinton and former cia director petraeus asked the white house for permission to arm the syrian rebels but were denied. >>> to d.c. politics now, the city's ethics board says it will not pursue evidence i...
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two of president obama's cabinet nominees are facing roadblocks. a vote on john brennan to be cia chief was postpone odd. senators are demanding more details about drone strikes and the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. and a vote tomorrow on chuck hagel's nomination needs 60 votes to pass. >> a virginia couple will spend valentine's day rolling in the money. and today we'll find out who they are. winning $217 million power ball ticket at richmond airport will come forward to claim the prize this afternoon. second largest jackpot ever won in the old dominion. >> at the airport? >> yeah. >> i love it. congratulations. >>> mother monster, she's going under the knife. we're going to tell you why lady gaga had to cancel tour and what it means for anyone with tickets to her dc show. >> and a popular boom. how many neighbors you could have in the next few decades. that would be a population boom. >> some folks are popular i guess. first though, big changes coming to the skies. what it will mean for passengers and your ticket prices. >> ♪ . >> here
two of president obama's cabinet nominees are facing roadblocks. a vote on john brennan to be cia chief was postpone odd. senators are demanding more details about drone strikes and the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. and a vote tomorrow on chuck hagel's nomination needs 60 votes to pass. >> a virginia couple will spend valentine's day rolling in the money. and today we'll find out who they are. winning $217 million power ball ticket at richmond airport will come forward to claim...
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. >>> president barack obama is heading to a pre-kindergarten class in georgia today and will speak at a community center outside of atlanta on expanding preschool education programs. the president wants to build public support for the initiative. the white house is warning congress that education programs will suffer if lawmakers fail to stop $58 billion in automatic budget cuts at the end of month. >>> president obama's pick to be the next secretary. defense is run into some roadblocks. senate majority leader harry reid filed a motion to end a republican filibuster of chuck hagel's nomination. it sets the statement for a full senate vote on hagel's nomination tomorrow which needs 60 votes in order to pass. and the senate intelligence committee is delaying a vote to confirm john brennan to head the central intelligence agency. chairwoman dianne feinstein postponed the vote saying she wants more details on the white house drone program and the tax on the u.s. consulate in libya. >>> still ahead, a campaign fundraiser turned uglyout side facebook founder mark zuckerberg's california hom
. >>> president barack obama is heading to a pre-kindergarten class in georgia today and will speak at a community center outside of atlanta on expanding preschool education programs. the president wants to build public support for the initiative. the white house is warning congress that education programs will suffer if lawmakers fail to stop $58 billion in automatic budget cuts at the end of month. >>> president obama's pick to be the next secretary. defense is run into some...
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president obama pressed his agenda on social issues as well as economic ones. he wants to right income equality and boost the middle class. he called on lawmakers to approve a $50 billion fix it first program that would address the most urgent infrastructure needs. a $1 billion plan to create 15 manufacturing institutes and to boost american competitiveness in the global economy, the president is proposing federal funding to make sure all 4-year- olds can attend preschool. the two most talked about proposals, the first increase in the federal minimum wage rate in six years and federal gun control. >> let's declare that in the wealthiest nation on earth, no one who works full time should have to live in poverty and raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour. gabby giffords deserves a vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote. the familiar lits of -- families of aurora deserve a vote. the families of oak creek and tucson and blacksburg and the countless other communities ripped open by gun violence, they desink a simple vote. >> reporter: the president promi
president obama pressed his agenda on social issues as well as economic ones. he wants to right income equality and boost the middle class. he called on lawmakers to approve a $50 billion fix it first program that would address the most urgent infrastructure needs. a $1 billion plan to create 15 manufacturing institutes and to boost american competitiveness in the global economy, the president is proposing federal funding to make sure all 4-year- olds can attend preschool. the two most talked...
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. >> president obama is awarding the medal of honor to a former army staff sergeant later this afternoon. clinton romecia is only the 4th living to receive the medal. >>> still ahead at 7:00, we will have more on the major breaking news today. pope benedict xvi announces he is resigning at the end of this month. this is a big shock and we will have much more this hour about it. >> also still to come, music's biggest night. a look back at the big winners and some of the most talked about moments of the grammies last night. the state of the union, we'll see what government workers want the white house to make a top priority. >> but first, a cap's come back? dave ross will join us live with a look at the big weekend win and whether it could be the turn around they need. >> and as we take you to the break, a live look outside. rainy start to this morning. the latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie next. it is 7:11. we'll be right back. this is so sick! i can't believe your mom let you take her car out. this is awesome! whoooo! you're crazy. go faster! go faster! go faster! go faste
. >> president obama is awarding the medal of honor to a former army staff sergeant later this afternoon. clinton romecia is only the 4th living to receive the medal. >>> still ahead at 7:00, we will have more on the major breaking news today. pope benedict xvi announces he is resigning at the end of this month. this is a big shock and we will have much more this hour about it. >> also still to come, music's biggest night. a look back at the big winners and some of the most...
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back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> also making headlines this morning, president obama's push for a minimum wage like, we'll tell you who doesn't want to see it happen and why minimum wage workers in the district could be in no a raise. >> we'll be back after this. >>> president obama is running into opposition to his plan to increase the federal minimum wage. in tuesday's state of the union address, the president proposeed a like from the current rate of 7:25 an hour to $9 an hour by 2015. republican house speaker john boehner says ultimately that will lead to fewer jobs. >> when you raise the price of employment, guess what happens. you get less of it. at a time when the american people are still asking the question, where are the jobs, why would we want to make it harder for small employers to hire people? >> on wednesday, d.c. mayor vincent gray said he may ask the council to raise the minimum wage in the district. >>> president obama will be in georgia later on today pushing a proposal he laid out in tuesday's state of the union address. he wants states to make preschool mo
back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> also making headlines this morning, president obama's push for a minimum wage like, we'll tell you who doesn't want to see it happen and why minimum wage workers in the district could be in no a raise. >> we'll be back after this. >>> president obama is running into opposition to his plan to increase the federal minimum wage. in tuesday's state of the union address, the president proposeed a like from the current rate of 7:25...
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president obama anew jerseys half the force in afghanistan will be coming home this next year. but his hour-long speech focused largely on domestic priorities. >> the families of newtown deserve a vote. >> reporter: the biggest applause and most emotional reaction came as families of several gun violence victims looked on while obama asked for action on gun control measures. he laid out plans to help middle class from sphruct investments to more preschool education and raising the minimum wage to $9 from $7.25. >> nothing i'm proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime. >> he urged congress to combine tax increase and targeted budget cuts to avoid the sequester and he says the time has come from comprehensive immigration reform. republican senator marco rubio who delivered a response some both english and spanish for the first time also wants lawmakers to act on immigration but he focused largely on economic issues saying the president doesn't understand what the weak economy needs. >> presidents in both parties from john t. kennedy to ronald reagan have know
president obama anew jerseys half the force in afghanistan will be coming home this next year. but his hour-long speech focused largely on domestic priorities. >> the families of newtown deserve a vote. >> reporter: the biggest applause and most emotional reaction came as families of several gun violence victims looked on while obama asked for action on gun control measures. he laid out plans to help middle class from sphruct investments to more preschool education and raising the...
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first lady michelle obama will sit with the parents ever hadiya pendleton. the chicago teen was shot and killed just days after performing in the inaugural parade. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton has invited the mother of a 16-year-old who was killed in the south capital street shooting in 2010. >>> stay with fox 5 and myfoxdc.com for complete coverage as well of tonight's state of the union address. it begin at 9:00 p.m. followed by the republican response and then the fox 5 news at 10:00. at 10:00. >>> time now for the morning line and dave ross. >> thank you sing to that music like you did in the break? >> i'm in the a singer. >> you were singing about the wizards being on fire. >> that was a one-time thing. >> no more singing. >> no more on fire. >> the wizards are on fire. they went on the road last night and got a big win in milwaukee and look, it is milwaukee, whatever you want to say. they've only won now four times on the road all year. pretty impressive. but they have also now won four in a row. what you will see in these high heights is no joh
first lady michelle obama will sit with the parents ever hadiya pendleton. the chicago teen was shot and killed just days after performing in the inaugural parade. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton has invited the mother of a 16-year-old who was killed in the south capital street shooting in 2010. >>> stay with fox 5 and myfoxdc.com for complete coverage as well of tonight's state of the union address. it begin at 9:00 p.m. followed by the republican response and then the fox 5 news...
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. >>> we will soon get an idea of president barack obama's second term agenda when he gives the state of the union speech tomorrow night. the president is also expected to lay out ideas to solve the budget crisis and topping the list is the sequester those massive automatic spending cuts that are schedule to take effect on march 1st. the president has suggested a mix of spending cuts and tax hikes but republicans say they can't accept any more tax increases. >> when an injury are illness makes it impossible for to you work, disability pay cab lifesaver. >> but the government says far too many people are abusing the program. -- can be a lifesaver. >> we have rain showers moving on through. most of the rain will be out of here by the end of the commute. we'll be dealing with warmer temperatures. i'm have the details on the weather. julie wright will have a look at the traffic coming up. [ male announcer ] liste to this symphony of flavor: crrkkhshziiiizzlllee. beautiful. shhhhshshshshhshshhhhhsshhhshs. gorgeous! here comes the crescendo. kkerrrrbbuuuuuucraaackkk. just...incredible. pill
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. >>> first lady michelle obama was watching the game apparently. she tweeted congrats on the game. we'll see you at the white house. house. >> coming up next on fox 5 morning news, a standoff between authorities and a man accused of killing a school bus driver nearing a fuel week now. at the center of it all, a five- year-old boy who remains hostage in an underground bunker at this hour. we'll have the latest from the scene coming up. >> also making headlines, at least eight people dead in a tour bus crash in california. what investigators are saying about this accident. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness. i...i mean, you...love. >>> the john going hostage in mid lapped city, alabama is closing in on a full week now. negotiators continue to work with accused capt
. >>> first lady michelle obama was watching the game apparently. she tweeted congrats on the game. we'll see you at the white house. house. >> coming up next on fox 5 morning news, a standoff between authorities and a man accused of killing a school bus driver nearing a fuel week now. at the center of it all, a five- year-old boy who remains hostage in an underground bunker at this hour. we'll have the latest from the scene coming up. >> also making headlines, at least...